Last Modified: Monday, April 29, 2013 at 1:38 p.m.

Ronald Michael DiCapua Jr. is charged with two counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.

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CORRECTION

A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that Kyle N. DeSantis was also a suspect arrested in this incident. DeSantis was not arrested or charged in this incident. The brief also incorrectly spelled DiCapua's name.

Ronald M. DiCapua, 31, was arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. Another man, Kyle N. DeSantis, 27, was held for questioning and listed as being in custody, but was not charged in the incident.

Deputies say they arrested DiCapua after breaking up an altercation shortly before 4 a.m. outside the Denny's in the 1700 block of South Tamiami Trail in Venice. Most of the fight was caught on a bystander's cellphone camera.

DiCapua was reportedly exiting the restaurant as two men, 23-year-old Michael Fox and 25-year-old Andrew Vaugman, were entering. Deputies say DiCapua and Vaugman exchanged words, possibly bumping into each other, leading to a fight outside the Denny's.

DiCapua stabbed Vaugman twice in the abdomen and once in the chest, deputies say. DiCapua allegedly then turned to Fox and stabbed him twice in the lower back.

Paramedics airlifted Vaugman and Fox, who were in critical condition, to Blake Medical Center in Bradenton. Both men are expected to live.

<p><em>VENICE</em> - A Venice man was arrested and charged in a stabbing incident at a Denny's early Sunday, which left two men critically injured, says the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office.</p><p>Ronald M. DiCapua, 31, was arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. Another man, Kyle N. DeSantis, 27, was held for questioning and listed as being in custody, but was not charged in the incident.</p><p>Deputies say they arrested DiCapua after breaking up an altercation shortly before 4 a.m. outside the Denny's in the 1700 block of South Tamiami Trail in Venice. Most of the fight was caught on a bystander's cellphone camera.</p><p>DiCapua was reportedly exiting the restaurant as two men, 23-year-old Michael Fox and 25-year-old Andrew Vaugman, were entering. Deputies say DiCapua and Vaugman exchanged words, possibly bumping into each other, leading to a fight outside the Denny's.</p><p>DiCapua stabbed Vaugman twice in the abdomen and once in the chest, deputies say. DiCapua allegedly then turned to Fox and stabbed him twice in the lower back.</p><p>Paramedics airlifted Vaugman and Fox, who were in critical condition, to Blake Medical Center in Bradenton. Both men are expected to live.</p>